Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Dorothy Shock
Dorothy P. Shock, 92, Rockford, died at 7:12 p.m. Feb. 19, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind.
She was born Dec. 10, 1919, near Pennville, Ind., to Walter C. and Virgie Champ Wright. On Dec. 29, 1945, she married Max C. Shock, who died Oct. 15, 2009.
Surviving are two siblings, Royce (Mary Ellen) Wright, Portland, Ind., and Velma Hunt, Caro, Mich.; and a brother-in-law, Gerald (Sondra) Dickson, Portland.
Deceased are two sisters, Maxine Kessler and Carolyn Sue Dickson.
She was a homemaker and lived most of her life in Rockford. She was a member of Rockford United Methodist Church and the Women's Association of the church.
Service is 11 a.m. Friday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford, the Rev. Chip Steffy officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to service Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the church.
Condolences may be left at ketchamripley.com.
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